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Lit Bateau

A 19thc French Lit Bateau
Located in Pewsey, GB
A 19th Century French Lit Bateau with twin scrolled ends, on turned legs and castors and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Daybeds

Materials

Mahogany

A 19thc French Lit Bateau
A 19thc French Lit Bateau
$4,376
H 84 in W 233 in D 70 in
French Pine Single Sleigh Bed Lit Bateau
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Pine Single Sleigh Bed Lit Bateau A 19th Century French Rustic Pine single sleigh bed This
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Antique 19th Century Country Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Pine

French Pine Single Sleigh Bed Lit Bateau
French Pine Single Sleigh Bed Lit Bateau
$1,077
H 47 in W 77 in D 38 in
Circa 1820 French Sleigh Bed and Chevet Side Table with Sycamore Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
, known as a lit bateau, has high-rising end posts that terminate in scrolls, which is a hallmark of a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Stone, Marble

French 1890s Empire Style Lit en Bateau Doll Bed with Out-Scrolling Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style wooden lit en bateau doll bed from the late 19th century, with out-scrolling
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Children's Furniture

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Campaign Day Bed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt-Bronze Mounted "Lit en Bateau" Officer's
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Bronze

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First Empire Period "Lit Bateau" Daybed
Located in Charleston, SC
Beautiful Napoleon period "Lit Bateau" in mahogany with a French polish finish. This bed was made
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Daybeds

Materials

Bronze

First Empire Period "Lit Bateau" Daybed
First Empire Period "Lit Bateau" Daybed
H 43.5 in W 75.5 in D 47.5 in
Sofa Bateau, Upholstered/Iron Frame by Maroeska Metz
By Maroeska Metz
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Piece unique Lit bateau inspired sofa.
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1990s Dutch Baroque Revival Sofas

Materials

Metal, Other

Figured Mahogany Lit Bateau Day Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A French Lit Bateau day bed with figured mahogany veneer. The price includes a specially made
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Early 20th Century French Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Figured Mahogany Lit Bateau Day Bed
Figured Mahogany Lit Bateau Day Bed
H 42 in W 45.5 in D 83 in
French Neoclassical Style Sleigh Bed
Located in Buchanan, NY
French early 20th Century iron "lit bateau", original painted dark green and gold tole. Sold with
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

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Iron

French Neoclassical Style Sleigh Bed
French Neoclassical Style Sleigh Bed
H 35 in W 75 in D 41.5 in
Period Napoleonic 1st Empire Lit en Bateau
Located in Hanover, MA
An important French Empire mahogany daybed. The rectangular head and foot-board mounted by a column-top rails. The columns are embellished with ormolu plinth and capitals. Beautiful ...
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Antique 19th Century French Daybeds

Materials

Ormolu

Period Napoleonic 1st Empire Lit en Bateau
Period Napoleonic 1st Empire Lit en Bateau
H 42.25 in W 79 in D 42.5 in
Antique Regency Satinwood Récamier Chase Lounge Sofa Fainting Couch Daybed
Located in Dayton, OH
by Jacques-Louis David. The shape of the récamier is similar to a traditional lit bateau (boat bed
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Antique 1820s Regency Chaise Longues

Materials

Upholstery, Satinwood

Stunning Louis XVI Style Giltwood Chaise Longue
Located in London, GB
traditional lit bateau (boat bed) but made for the drawing room, not the bedroom. Méridienne: a méridienne
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Vintage 1980s French Louis XVI Chaise Longues

Materials

Damask, Giltwood

Stunning Louis XVI Style Giltwood Chaise Longue
Stunning Louis XVI Style Giltwood Chaise Longue
H 37.01 in W 53.55 in D 28.75 in
Antique Victorian French Walnut Chaise Longue c.1860
Located in London, GB
shape of the récamier is similar to a traditional lit bateau (boat bed) but made for the drawing room
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Antique 19th Century French Chaise Longues

Materials

Walnut

Irish Georgian Bateau Shaped Mahogany Bed by Mack Williams & Gibton Circa 1821
By Mack, Williams & Gibton
Located in New York, NY
, Williams and Gibton, Dublin, and with their label. Of French lit-en-bateau form, the frame carved with
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Antique 1820s Irish George IV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XVI Style Carved Wood Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
century. It is called a lit en bateau in French due to it shape, curving out on both the headboard and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Beech

French Louis XVI Style Carved Wood Bed
French Louis XVI Style Carved Wood Bed
H 45.5 in W 64.25 in D 90.5 in
Period French Empire Bed or "Lit en Bateau" Attributed to Jacob Desmalter
Located in Essex, MA
Period French mahogany bed or Lit en Bateau Will require a custom mattress set. Top top mattress
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Mahogany Lit Bateau (Day Bed)
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Empire lit bateau (day bed). Mahogany with brass mounts. Beautiful French polish finish
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Antique 19th Century French Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Brass

Empire Mahogany Lit Bateau (Day Bed)
Empire Mahogany Lit Bateau (Day Bed)
H 44 in W 53 in D 79.5 in
Louis Philippe Lit Bateau/Day Bed
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Lit Bateau (or Day Bed) has evenly proportioned scrolled outward end boards all raised on
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Antique 19th Century French Daybeds

Materials

Walnut

Louis Philippe Lit Bateau/Day Bed
Louis Philippe Lit Bateau/Day Bed
H 23 in W 73 in D 47 in
Early 19th Century Mahogany Lit de Bateau
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good early 19th century Lit de Bateau in mahogany with the original gilt bronze mounts. RR.
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Antique 19th Century French Regency Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century cherrywood "Lit en bateau" canape
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century cherrywood "Lit en bateau" canape, outscrolled arms, turned legs.
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Antique 19th Century French Chaise Longues

Antique Daybed Bed Lit en Bateau French Louis XV Style 19th Century, circa 1815
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Stunningly beautiful Napoleonic First Empire Lit en Bateau Louis XV style 19th century French
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Antique 1810s French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Daybed Bed Lit en Bateau French Louis XV Style 19th Century, circa 1815
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Stunningly beautiful Napoleonic First Empire Lit en Bateau Louis XV style 19th century French
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Antique 1810s French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French walnut daybed.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French walnut Louis Philippe "lit en bateau" daybed.
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Antique 19th Century French Daybeds

Materials

Walnut

Antique French walnut daybed.
Antique French walnut daybed.
H 41 in W 79.5 in D 38.5 in
French Empire Style Child's Daybed/sofa
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Vancouver, BC
A small daybed/sofa in the full French Empire lit-de-bateau style, the oak frame stained and
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Daybeds

Materials

Silk, Oak

Early 19th Century Italian Empire Mahogany Lit en Bateau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An outstanding, early 19th century Italian day-bed in mahogany with inlaid ebonised detail at the front, in the neoclassical taste, with a new mattress and a bespoke Toile de Jouy fa...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

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Located in London, Park Royal
A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Sofas

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Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
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Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

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Italian Sculptural Queen Size Bed with Integrated Nightstands in Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Queen Size bed, elm, wood, Italy, 1970s A captivating and sculptural double bed, made in Italy in the 1970s. This piece has amazing quality, not only visible in the design itself bu...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, hand carved and hand finished in an off-white, antique finish. Takes a mattress size: 90cm x 200cm (3ft x 6ft6'). The beds come with an extra set of legs, ...
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2010s British Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames

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Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
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2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass

Rosso Wall Mirror
$966 / item
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
Sunday Daybed Oak and Boucle
Located in Plymouth, GB
Part of the Sunday collection exclusive to Fosfeen, and designed by Founder Oliver A-J, the Sunday Day Bed was designed and handcrafted in house with the finest Oak and Bouclé uphols...
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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Daybeds

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Bouclé, Oak

Sunday Daybed Oak and Boucle
Sunday Daybed Oak and Boucle
$9,156 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas

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Velvet, Walnut

1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
$12,540 / item
H 33.08 in W 115.36 in D 61.82 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
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Oak

Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
$652 Sale Price / item
55% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Stunning Painted 4 Door Secretaire Library Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
An early 20th century, good quality painted mahogany 4-door secretaire breakfront library bookcase, the moulded cornice above four astragal glazed doors, opening to adjustable shelve...
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Early 20th Century British Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Paint

Stunning Painted 4 Door Secretaire Library Bookcase
Stunning Painted 4 Door Secretaire Library Bookcase
$12,926
H 88.98 in W 98.04 in D 22.84 in
Bromwell Custom, Down-Filled Day Bed with Pillows
Located in Bronx, NY
A Bromwell custom, down-filled daybed with pillows. It features lightly padded wraparound supports, a removable button-tufted cushion and block feet. The piece is covered with suede-...
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Early 2000s North American Daybeds

Materials

Fabric

Bromwell Custom, Down-Filled Day Bed with Pillows
Bromwell Custom, Down-Filled Day Bed with Pillows
$1,500 Sale Price
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H 31.5 in W 80.5 in D 38.5 in
Art Deco Walnut Bed and Pair of Bedside Tables by Ducrot, 1920s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Beds and Bed Frames

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Steel

Art Deco Walnut Bed and Pair of Bedside Tables by Ducrot, 1920s
Art Deco Walnut Bed and Pair of Bedside Tables by Ducrot, 1920s
$13,976 / set
H 55.52 in W 116.54 in D 90.56 in
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Located in Firenze, IT
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal

Antique Queen-Size Carved Four-Poster American Empire Bed, Philadelphia, c 1825
Located in Miami, FL
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Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
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21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas

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Bed French Carved Painted Old White Susani Upholstered Louis XVI King 150cm 5ft
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames

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Lit Bateau For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal lit bateau for your home. A lit bateau — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lit bateau — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A lit bateau made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular.

How Much is a Lit Bateau?

Prices for a lit bateau start at $995 and top out at $15,289 with the average selling for $7,955.